Foreign box office has solid summer

Variety: The international box office couldn’t quite match last summer’s heights, but it’s been a solid season nevertheless.

With disruption from two major sporting events (the Olympics and the Euro Cup) and fewer slam-dunk franchise pics, the overseas numbers weren’t expected to duplicate 2007’s stunning performance. But a variety of films that weren’t sure bets — notably “Mamma Mia!,” “Sex and the City,” “What Happens in Vegas” and “Kung Fu Panda” — managed to dazzle outside the U.S.